Francis Grier: Organ Works - Stephen Farr (organ) and Indira Grier (cello) - The Dobson Organ of Merton College, Oxford - Resonus Classics RES10332

Francis Grier: Organ Works

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Total playing time [70:36]

Stephen Farr (organ)
Indira Grier (cello)

Highly acclaimed organist Stephen Farr presents an album of organ works by composer Francis Grier Performed on the Dobson Organ of Merton College, Oxford. Grier demonstrates an individual approach to timbre and texture in writing for the organ and shows fascinating traits which are testament to a wide range of musical, and non-musical, influences which extend beyond the bounds of the cathedral world to experiences drawn from his years in India.

The album features A Celebration for All Saints, commissioned by Farr and first performed in 2022; De Profundis scored for organ and cello, performed here by Indira Grier; Flourish and Reverie dating from shortly after Grier’s return from India in 1990; and Wir haben schwerlich, composed to join works by a variety of composers in the Orgelbüchlein Project.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

Flourish and Reverie
1. Flourish
2. Reverie

A Celebration for All Saints
3. And God said...
4. St John of the Cross in contemplation
5. Gaudeamus omnes – let us all rejoice!
6. St Radegund’s Air
7. Let the bells peal – Carillon for All Saints
8. Justorum animae – Reverie for All Souls

9. De Profundis

10. Wir haben schwerlich

11. Meditation

'Stephen Farr is a most committed advocate for this music, apparently making light of the formidable technical difficulties. Perhaps because Grier is also a virtuoso keyboard player, he feels no necessity to make any concessions to human frailty. [...] The recorded sound is excellent, both immediate and with sufficient space to encompass the wide dynamic contrasts.'

- British Music Society

'Stephen Farr is a most committed advocate for this music, apparently making light of the formidable technical difficulties. Perhaps because Grier is also a virtuoso keyboard player, he feels no necessity to make any concessions to human frailty. [...] The recorded sound is excellent, both immediate and with sufficient space to encompass the wide dynamic contrasts.'
British Music Society

Credits
© 2024 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2024 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10332
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262793718
Release date: 23 February 2024